freenovelworld Chapter 41: The Competition Ends
Chapter 41: The Competition Ends
The third match began soon after.
Many scions of prominent families were eager to try.
After all, their poems are very rhyming.
It is believed that Lin Fengmian will definitely not be able to win his first championship in the future.
After all, this time it was all of them who voted.
Gan Luo was very curious about what kind of miracles his young guard would create now.
This young guard is skilled in both literature and martial arts; he's practically omnipotent.
The topic given now is lotus flowers.
They now want to compose a poem with lotus flowers as the main theme.
At this moment, Lin Fengmian turned his attention to Gan Luo.
Lin Fengmian personally wrote a poem for Gan Luo.
A stick of incense passes.
The talented men present all recited their own poems.
When it was Lin Fengmian's turn, he naturally recited the poem, which was about Gan Luo.
Gan Luo was somewhat surprised; no wonder Lin Fengmian had been glancing at her so frequently earlier.
However, Lin Fengmian naturally won this match as well.
"That Guard Lin is truly clever; I never expected him to include the princess in the list."
Regardless of the quality of the poem, since it is about a princess, the princess can only win first place.
Loud applause erupted from the crowd.
Xu Jinxin originally thought she would win their praise today, but unexpectedly, Gan Luo stole the spotlight in the end.
Xu Jinxin is nothing now.
Xu Jinxin bit her lip, feeling utterly dejected.
The most important thing is that I never expected Zhao Wuji to actually...
This naturally made Xu Jinxin feel extremely unbalanced.
If only Gan Luo were dead by now.
As long as Gan Luo dies, all this glory will belong to Xu Jinxin.
"Now that the competitions have all concluded, the ultimate winner is Guard Lin, and the reward naturally belongs to Guard Lin as well."
Lin Fengmian accepted the reward and then handed it to Gan Luo.
"This gift is for you, Princess."
Gan Luo never expected that Lin Fengmian would give him this item.
Gan Luo felt a surge of joy, and a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.
"Guard Doraulin is very kind."
Xu Jinxin now wishes she had a loyal bodyguard.
Unfortunately, I don't have any of that now.
Gan Luo slowly stood up, holding a folding fan in his hand, and turned to look at Xu Jinxin.
"Cousin, it's getting late, so I'll head back to my residence now."
He turned and glanced at Shangguan Mufeng again, then asked Shangguan Mufeng to come with him.
"Respectfully seeing my cousin back to the Princess's residence."
The scions of prominent families behind Xu Jinxin all knelt on the ground to respectfully see Gan Luo off.
"Shangguan Mufeng, I grant you permission to go home and speak with your father."
After leaving the Prime Minister's residence, he turned to Shangguan Mufeng and said.
According to Gan Luo, Shangguan Mufeng's father appears to be a third-rank official in the imperial court.
If that's the case, we might as well choose a day to go to the palace and talk to Gan Yanling, and ask him to promote his father.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for allowing me to return and bid farewell to my father."
"I promise you that once you enter the Princess's residence, you may return home at any time to chat with my father and me."
After Shangguan Mufeng left, Lin Fengmian couldn't help but ask Gan Luo.
"Your Highness, are you now making Shangguan Mufeng a potential consort?"
Gan Luo shook his head.
Do you think I would have any feelings for someone like that?
Gan Luo then focused his gaze on Lin Fengmian and used his fan to lift Lin Fengmian's chin.
"This young master is interested in a handsome man like you."
Just then, Xin Ruyu came out and saw Gan Luo harassing Lin Fengmian.
"Your Highness has quite the refined taste, actually flirting with your own guards here."
Upon hearing these words, Gan Luo turned his head and saw Xin Ruyu.
"What does it have to do with Your Highness that I flirted with my own guard? Does Your Highness intend to interfere in my affairs now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xin Ruyu hurriedly said.
"How could I dare to interfere in Her Highness's affairs? I just happened to run into Her Highness and was merely exchanging greetings with her."
Then, he took out the hairpin.
"Your Highness, you didn't accept this hairpin earlier, so why don't you take it?"
Gan Luo glanced down at it and refused.
"I do not like to refuse people a third time, and I hope Your Highness will be aware of this."
Seeing Gan Luo's cold and aloof attitude, it only fueled his desire to pursue her.
I had been interested in Gan Luo for a long time.
However, it has finally been possible for the two sides to make contact.
How could he possibly let such a good opportunity slip away?
"Since Your Highness is unwilling to accept it, I will not force you. I am actually looking forward to the day when I can stroll through the market with Your Highness."
After saying this, Xin Ruyu naturally left.
After Xin Ruyu left, Gan Luo looked in the direction he had gone, his eyes darkening slightly.
"Your Highness, there is something I don't understand."
Lin Fengmian asked Gan Luo questions earnestly.
"What don't you understand? Why don't you tell me?"
"This prince..."
"You can rest assured that no matter what this prince does, he will not be able to arouse my interest. Even if I were to marry, I would naturally marry the one who benefits the most."
I heard the words "marry for the greatest benefit".
Lin Fengmian was unexpectedly overcome with sadness at that moment.
Because Lin Fengmian understood that there was a world of difference between his and Gan Luo's social status.
Even though he wanted to marry Gan Luo, he ultimately lacked the means to do so.
Gan Luo was the eldest princess of the land.
Even if Gan Luo were to marry one day, it would naturally be for the sake of the world.
After all, being born into royalty means there are many things that are beyond one's control...
Suddenly Gan Luo heard a swishing sound.
If I'm not mistaken, the people the emperor sent to monitor us have left.
I never expected that my younger brother would have such a leisurely and refined taste.
He came once and then came a second time. Was he afraid that Gan Luo would do something to hurt him?
It was born from the same root, so why is it too anxious.
Even if Gan Luo might hurt anyone, he wouldn't hurt him.
Why can't my younger brother understand this principle?
Seeing the desolation in Gan Luo's eyes, Lin Fengmian felt a pang of pain in his heart.
"Your Highness, you..."
"It's alright, let's go back to the princess's residence."
Gan Luo's sedan chair had already left the Prime Minister's residence.
Xu Jinxin naturally saw off the young masters from various prominent families at the Prime Minister's residence.
In the end, only Zhao Wuji remained.
"Brother Wuji, have you really fallen in love with Gan Luo?"
Xu Jinxin looked at Zhao Wuji with teary eyes.
Zhao Wuji pulled Xu Jinxin into his arms.
"Silly girl, what are you thinking? In Brother Wuji's heart, there has always been only you and no Ganluo. I just want to stabilize my position through Ganluo. In the future, you must not think such things."
Zhao Wuji even deliberately scratched Xu Jinxin's nose.
Xu Jinxin was naturally a little embarrassed.
"I knew Brother Wuji only liked me."